Watch Road Crews Fill Big Hole on Highway 136

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KMOX) — Ever wonder what exactly construction crews are doing as you pass them in your car? Well now you can.

The Missouri Department of Transportation is giving a behind the scenes look as crews work to fill a “Beast,” a large scour hole on U.S. Highway 136 in Atchison County. The Beast is 480 feet long and 65 feet deep putting it longer than the Statue of Liberty at 305 feet tall, longer than a football field at 360 feet, but not quite as big as the St. Louis Arch which is 630 feet tall.